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Fundraising in Scotland
It’s only thanks to our volunteers and supporters that we can continue our life saving research. There are lots of ways that you can get involved and support our work in Scotland.
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Providing cutting-edge heart imaging technologyUniversity of Oxford | Professor Stefan Neubauer
The BHF is helping researchers at the University of Oxford lead the way in heart imaging by contributing £1 million towards a new state-of-the-art cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging system. CMR is an imaging technology that ...
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Developing computer models of hypertrophic cardiomyopathyUniversity of Oxford | Dr Alfonso Bueno Orovio
Dr Alfonso Bueno Orovio from the University of Oxford is developing a computer model of a human heart with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), to better understand this disease. HCM is the most common hereditary heart disease and the main ca...
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Research excellence at Imperial College LondonImperial College London | Professor Martin Wilkins
By investing in research the BHF are supporting scientists to make potentially life-saving discoveries, which could help us beat the heartbreak caused by heart and circulatory diseases across the world. But sometimes it takes more than a on...
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Understanding how integrin proteins regulate cells that line the blood vesselsUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Richard Farndale
Supervised by Professor Richard Farndale, the PhD student is investigating the behaviour of endothelial cells that line the inside of a blood vessel. These cells control how leaky a blood vessel is, preventing blood loss but allowing nutrie...
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Improving the identification of faulty heart valvesKing's College London | Dr Pablo Lamata
Blood travels through our hearts in a one-way system. Strong, flexible, one-way valves within the heart make sure blood keeps flowing in the correct direction. However, valves can become inflamed and stiff with age and disease, which puts a...
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We never want anyone to be out of pocket whilst volunteering their time. Find out about our expenses policy, and which expenses can be claimed whilst volunteering for BHF.
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Deciphering the roles of BMP9 and BMP10 in heart and lung health and diseaseUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Nicholas Morrell
Pulmonary arterial hypertension, or PAH, is a serious condition where the small arteries inside the lungs become narrow. This puts a strain on the heart, which has to pump harder to force the blood supply through these narrowed lung vessels...
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You can't be brave all the time: Stuart and Leanne's story
Husband and wife Stuart and Leanne Waters reflect on how his cardiac arrest changed life for their whole family.